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‘What do students of color want?’ BSU holds forum to discuss diversity at Fredonia

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  SHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader   Black Student Union (BSU) presented “Let Your Voice Be Heard,” an open forum where students of color were able to come and express their concerns, wants and needs as a student of Fredonia. This open forum had a diverse panel that consisted......
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Web Exclusive: BSU’s ‘Know Your Rights’ panel

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer   On the evening of Feb. 15, Fredonia’s Black Student Union held a panel discussion titled “Know Your Rights.” The panel included political science professor Jonathan Chausovsky and Buffalo Police officer Debra Perry. “Do we treat people fairly or equal?” was a main question Perry......
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Charlene Carruthers and making a difference: BSU to host activist as part of Black History Month Events

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   The month of February brings many things, from the joy of an early spring to the disappointment that comes with shoveling out three feet of snow and thoughts of an early March. Something that shouldn’t be, but sometimes is, overlooked is the arrival of Black......
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Minimum wage increases, and will keep increasing Work Study students to get $15 an hour by 2021

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  CONNOR HOFFMAN Staff Writer   It looks like SUNY has beaten Sen. Bernie Sanders to the punch, and the SUNY Board of Trustees passed a resolution calling to raise wages for SUNY employees. This resolution took effect on January 28, and resulted in the first of many wage increases......
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Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer   The burden of student debt is one of the biggest issues faced by Americans today. Across New York State, the average student graduates almost $28,000 in debt, while the nationwide total has passed 1 trillion dollars. However, New York’s own Sen. Charles E. Schumer......
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Starting fresh with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Fredonia selected to re-imagine its freshman experience

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  JORDAN PATTERSON Staff Writer   Students may not always see their freshman year as an important time in their college career. But universities across the country do, and Fredonia is hoping to pave the way for change. Fredonia was one of 44 schools selected to participate in the Re-imagining......
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Meet the 2016 Lanford Presidential Prize Winner: Julianne Foster

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCURTIS HENRY Distribution Manager “Balance” is a delicate word, both in its nature and its meaning. In college, there’s seemingly never any true sense of balance. It’s easy to fail when it comes to time management. A simple 15-credit schedule can overwhelm a majority of students. However, one true illustration......

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